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移民二世 (いみんにせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
second-generation immigrant
Refers to a person born in the destination country to immigrant parents, or sometimes a child who immigrated at a very young age. Often used in discussions of identity and integration.
Kanji 民 people, nation, subjects 二 two, two radical (no. 7) generation, world, society
Similar words 移い 民みん 一いっ 世せい Refers to the first-generation immigrants who moved to a new country themselves, as opposed to their children (二世).
日にっ 系けい 二に 世せい Specifically refers to second-generation Japanese immigrants/descendants abroad, while 移民二世 is a broader term for any immigrant background.
Etymology Compound of 移民 (immigrant) and 二世 (second generation).
